'School boy error': Paddon crashes during Italian WRC

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Italy -New Zealander Hayden Paddon blew a comfortable lead on the Rally of Italy in Sardinia when he crashed his Hyundai into a bank at high speed, finishing Saturday's 13th special with a wheel hanging off and his undercarriage in flames.

He thereby lost 1min 20sec to drop from first to fourth but worse news was to come when Hyundai made a snap announcement saying: "Damage on the car not possible to repair. Team on the way to recover the car."

No stranger to costly accidents, Paddon was furious with himself, shouting "Amateur mistake" as he stepped from the vehicle.